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VOLUME CX.— 81;
THE CALL'S PAGE OF SPORTS
Golden Gate Is Swum by a Woman for first Time
HAZEL LAUGENOUR
CROSSES STRAIT
Swimmer 'Breasts^ Treacherous
Waters in 1 Hour 28
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Minutes ,»
Trip Made With Left Side
Stroke and She Walks Out
Unassisted
By WILLIAM UNMACK
The Golden Gate has been swum by
woman, and she proved herself to be
one of the most remarkable athletic
young women who has ever donned a
swimming suit. * The 7 girl who f made
name and fame for herself yesterday is
Hazel Bess "Laugenour of ">*>4S Bay View
avenue, * Oakland, and * she swam the
Gate in one hour and twenty-eight min
utes.
Condition and stamina as shown yes
terday by Miss Laugenour is a thing
rarely seen in a woman, and no or
dinary woman could ever make such*a
long swim, even in 7 the, smoothest yof
water. The whole thing was a remark
able exhibition/of stamina, pluck and
endurance that will live -long in the
annals of aquatics in California;- It
was : not an ordinary everyday swim.
It was a swim at which even the most
powerful swimmers of the male sex
might fail. It was a swim requiring
nerve and grit of the highest order,
and even then , the slightest fault' in - the
water on the Marin . shore among the
eddies and rips might have proved dis
astrous = had: the young woman not had
a great presence of ?; mind to back up
her remarkable; grit.
Miss Laugenour has been advertised
to swim the Golden Gate today and still
intends to take to " the water ; today to
keep faith with *the public, .butcher
father's object in. sending', her across
the. narrow straits" yesterday .*; was y, to
give her a chance when the place * would
not ' be?'crowded with launches and
other craft, as it will be today. Miss
Laugenour, was also anxious to be the
first tot make the crossing, and conse
quently stole -a march/on her. competi
tors, 7Mrs. - Desch..»and ./ Miss Nellie
Schmidt of Alameda ;
stolen march was successful and
gave tjie k young woman the honor; 'of
being the first /woman to swim the
Golden Gate,; which y=** Is all /that*? she
wanted, ? but the other two 7 girls are
very : much annoyed at Miss 'Laugenour
breaking;faith", with them when it was
understood f that/ the i> three of * them
would * make -: the; attempt today. '
* The conditions yesterday for the swim
were not' as .ideal as the day that Pome
roy and Bond, made - their great record
about a'; month ago. At r that* time the
surface of the water, - though ruffled,
was ' not anywhere»near » as; choppy -; as
it was yesterday and 5 Captain v Clark
state*' that, in his opinion, Miss Lauge
nour encountered far worse l chops and
heavy sea • than the' two men had to
contend with a few weeks ago. /;
While the' credit of J the great swim
must be ; given >to : Miss ?Laugenour,"| yet
it was made, possible only .through ; the
matured . experience -of y Captain Clark
of the life saving station, who watched
the tides like a fox and sent the plucky
little girl into the water at the right
time "??At 9:38 Captain Clark ordered
Miss' Laugenour, out of the automobile
Rhe^wass waiting in and; escorted her
down/the ladder? in front of the fort
to the rocks. She poised for a mo
ment * oil ? the brocksand' Captain I Clark
: THREE CALIFORNIA WOMEN WHO ARE STRONG AND DARING SWIMMERS
Hazel Bess Laugenour, the first woman to swim the Golden gate, is shown at the top making her record swim yesterday. The same young woman is shown in the center poised below
the fort, waiting for the signal to go. The other photo of Miss Laugenour was taken after the swim with the "smile tjjat wont come off. The photo on the left is that of Mrs. Uesch,
who will swim today after an unsuccessful attempt last week- Miss Nellie Schmidt^ the Alameda ) mermaid, is shown "on ? the right. She will swim with Mrs. Desert, this morning. ;, ( ■_ V r - t
told her to be ready to go': on the in
stant he gave the word. * ; The muscular
little girl poised herself for a dive and
a moment i. later the . captain shouted,
"Are you ready,"' and a r few seconds
later gave the word, "Go.'.', .that-, sent
her 7on the mission to conquer 7 the
treacherous,strait, ;:" -. y ? , . ? --* .7
Miss Laugenour has been swimming
for some years, but.it was not*.until
a few 'months, ago at Santa Cruz that
Arthur Newton, at one -time ?ay well
known swimmer* at ,St.7. Kilda in, Mel
bourne, Australia, saw the • girl . in :the
water and urged her :to train properly
and try longdistance swimming. Four
months ago Newton took*her in hand,
and under his.: tuition she adopted;.a
stroke that brought her to victory yes
terday. Newton at the'present time
holds - the under water swimming rec
ord of the state of Victoria. Australia,
with-a: distance of 66 yards, and his
ability and familiarity with the stroke*
necessary for ~7 long distance' work
proved invaluable -to Hazel Laugenour
in her swim .yesterday; 7 .;-'
To Al Lean, the trainer of the Olym
pic club, a great deal of credit is; due
for the fact that the j girl in the course
of - her trying - swim* of .If hour and *28
minutes never * once had aM cramp or
felt any ill effect?. Lean has trained
hundreds of athletes and was the* main
handler of Pomeroy. and Bond on their
record breaking w swim. 7 Yesterday.
Lean ordered her body and -limbs thor- ?
oughlv rubbed with cocoa; nut " oil two
hours before the start, 'and half 7an
hour before .the appointed time the
young woman was thoroughly covered
from head to foot* with a preparation
of 7 Lean's that '.withstood I the cold of
the water. This >?-• process i proved tof
great value tothe girl and"- only ; dur
ing the last 100 yards did she make
any complaint. of being cold. -
Walter Pomeroy was her advisor- in
chief: and i throughout- the entire swim
was in a row . boat talking to her and
encouraging her. At mo time : during
the swim did Pomeroy have any fears
ofher not reaching hre: goal and. after
the swim stated that she- is Without
doubt one of the best girl swimmers
to be found in any part of the world.*
Pomeroy closely, watched "the action; of
the rips and currents'- asy the y Marin
shore was reached and advised ■' the
girl which way to take to avoid the
worst of these -I treacherous ■'. spots. 7
When the cove, just? round the noint
where the lighthouse^is"situated ion
Lime point, was' reached i Pomeroy ran
his boat ashore and a minute later
'■■ Miss Laugenour 'touched ?the sandy
beach and walked unaided 30 yard's
along the beach to the boat. 7; It was a
remarkable feat .to*■ walk such a r dis
tance after such: a «hard \ swim and the
fishing smacks and launches 7 that had
congregated, ? gave * the plucky .*; girli? a
rousing reception as i she -■:'■ stepped
i ashore. Line point hill was alive ;wjth
soldiers from : Fort Baker, • and 7 the
'■ army •-, boys .gave vent to i, a. i loud and
long cheer as she- walked up the beach.
The finish was." as ; spectacular as the
start had been • dull. 7 Only y about f2O
people, including 1; Captain Clark, train"**
er Lean " and .the "girl's father were on
the.; fort '-' wall / As ;':.. the ? girl ;;: made '*■ her
dive, i -Her mother -.• -and -a party .7 of
friends were: in a i launch and followed?
her. All of .them;were,-worked up to
a high nervous pressure ; that was tin
deep -:, contrast td the ; coolness - of-; the
swimmer. 7
Promptly at 9:41 -*Captain; Clark sent
the girl on her way and with a double
overarm?stroke for about i 50 'yards she
quickly,; pulled away y from; the heavy
swell' and <then 7 settleds down Ito the
hard - grind with - a steady; side * stroke.
She swam £on ; the ?« left 5 side s using "^ th
right arm ; with * which she got in a
strong drive and- her leg action worked ;
in ... perfect« harmony „; the * whole l way,
across. '--'/'Ate times the;; girl;s changed
from « the left to the t right 1 side < and gon >
.very ; rare y occasions used - the /breast'
stroke to rest on. The swim was done
practically Son*-; the -left*? sideband not
'once did '.'she raise her arm out of the
water. She used j the* side stroke "with
great accuracy^. and had considerable
force in every j stroke. ,":• '
, * She, started out wit hthe »intention; of
making". as much spe«d as possible until
the channel buoy was reached, which
she?got' in-line^with*: after being in the
water 12 After the buoy was
passed s the J wind increased and ** the * sea'
became very choppy, but she protected
her i face .'the^.whole.'i time, keeping her
back *to ""the t chop j and her * face ** low to
the water. She reached a point, calcu
lated at about half way, in 20 minutes
and then decreased her.pace." y:y .-." .. i *|
Captain Clark sent the swimmer away
on a peculiar comblptaion of currents.
When she left the fort the Hide^.was
ebbing on that side of the bay. still
flooding-, in the* center of the channel
and about slack on the Marin, shore.
The ebb caught the girl at the start and
carried"** her %toward a- the ocean a few
yards, but not enough to take her out
of "her/course. 1 ■*" She did not try to ii buck
the tide, but contented herself y with'
making* headway. When the buoy was
reached* the tide caught her again and
carried her in J; the opposite direction*
As "- the s Marin > shore, was reached she
had drifted to a position a little to the
left of the . point lighthouse, where
there • is* a*7 cove "with-a small * sand
beach. She headed for this and i made
a * fine landing. ' * ~ 7? *7<;* * " * *•*'
About 300 yards from the finish the
swimmer ran s into a heavy chop and l
the whirlpools at times came very near
catching the plucky girl and giving her*
considerable trouble. As "j it was r» the 1
rips there twisted the girl around to a
position horizontali with the shore, 4: and
she had to ; use her presence of mind
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SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 1911.
and strength to regain her headway, for
the * shore. **/, */ ; --•-.-•• ."./.,;-. v :-»-." .n.-s>.sv-«
' She left the; fort at 9:41 and arrived
at Lime point at 10:09, having been in
the water exactly ,'1 hour and 28 min
utes. / • This constitutes » a record for a
woman swimmer, and .. today ,>"• Mrs.
Desch, Miss Schmidt, the Sheffield sisters
of Los Angeles and Miss Dorothy Eaton
will all I try to .break * this J record. Miss
Laugenour- herself j will take *" the water
today and swim with the other girls
who are going to make the trip.
- When; seen after the ;swim yesterday
Miss Laugenour y stated that she felt no
ill effects from her i strenuous feat. f She
did not feel cold at any stage of the
swim'- except when nearing « the > Marin
shore. At that -point she got chills, but
they ; did i not bother t her * much. "If .' it
had not been for Walter Pomeroy," she
said, r"I would never have reached the
other : side. To Pomeroy and Captain
Clark j1I owe Lth c whole J success jf of "I? the
great«, swim. i 5 Pomeroyi advised me all i
i the way over, and through his knowl
edge I was able to make the great trip
and be the very first woman to swim !
the 5 glorious" Golden gate, so well be
loved by all true Californians. No won
der Captain 'Clark- loves -4 the Golden
gate, and it is* owing to his expert
knowledge that I was able to stem , the
I tides ; and swim my way to victory."
The l news "of 4the • swim soon reached*
the ears of Miss Schmidt and she was
greatly perturbed at what she g terms
-"uhsportsmanship. y and iL* unwomanly
conduct." Mrs. * Desch ■* heard fei of |# the
coming attempt, but too late to start
and was out in the launch to meet Miss
Laugenour when she was brought from
the other side;,yyy^ 7^:.7:Vy;:^ 7 T .,;»;y.:WvS(>*
Like a true sportswoman* she heartily
congratulated the Berkeley girl on her
success, but, at the same time, does pot
consider** she has been treated fairly
intthe" I matter. "Certainly I congratu
late Miss Laugenour on her success,
but the swim was done in an under
hand way and against all true principles
of sportsmanship. Mr. Laugenour
distinctly told Miss Schmidt and my
self | that his t daughter would not make
the swim until Sunday and we believed
him. Then he turns j? round and breaks
his word. I will certainly make the
swim % Sunday""' and v would not s for the
world break my faith with the public
after ;I, have saidll would swim ion a
certain* day. Miss * Schmidt and myself
are going to cross tomorrow and "t we
will break Miss/Laugenour'sj? record of
il** hour and*s 28 minutes even if we can
not be the first woman to make the
crossing." ' ■„-.-.: „ - - • •.-«?s3Bg[<&b[\
Miss : Schmidt .was even more sharp
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in ."' her . criticism *of the steal that Miss
Laugenour had made * on, Mrs. Desch and
herself. Vf ''Miss;*? Launour'" and""«her.
Barents are not 'good ? sports," said Mi*s
chmidt, "and I defy the ;girl? to swim
.me * across the fe channel * Sunday.^f,* Her
action in s making the? trip yesterday sis
contemptible ■■ in '*« the | extreme and?* only
goes .*" to show that J she s was afraid vj of
being beaten by *either.-»,Mrs.,".vDesch Aon.
myself "or by both of jus, and so doing
her out of the honor of -being the first
woman to swim the Gate. I will not
break my faith with the public *ior* a
competitor-at any time -even 1 on! a verbal
understanding.; v I could just j as f easily
have done the trip yesterday. I will
be at Fort Point pin-' the f morning and 1
will place full reliance i" -Cr^t^*-<
Clark's knowledge to f send Mrs. Desch
and myself lon our swim. Mrs*. Desch
,1 5 admire, s*? and £I*6; hope the two! of.ft.uß
< will beat* Miss lUrfiugenourjSSrecord."-
Four Teams Survive in
Handicap Tennis
t The Women's Annex Tennis club held;
a handicap doubles tournament on the
courts at the park yesterday. Thirteen
teams 'entered and at the conclusion of
play for the day four teams remained
to compete for the cups next Saturday.
In the semifinals Miss Williamson and
Miss B. Gawne will meet Miss D. Up
ham and Miss C. Klrby in the lower half
and in the upper half Miss B. Culley
and Miss M. | Speakman will play Miss
! Griffin and Miss A. Myers. The latter
teams started their match yesterday,
but the first set, which Miss Speakman
and Miss Culley won at 12-10, was so
long that the match had to be post
poned to next Saturday, at which time
continue from . where -it was left
:off yesterday. . . -. "...
The results; were jas follows
Preliminary I round— Griffin and Miss A.
|ly«S«*|o" 15) beat Miss H. Baker and Miss
8.-" Chase ? (scratch). 6—3.; 4—6, 6—3; »Miss M,
Coryne *-■- and > Miss <- E. Berendt t (5-6) f beat ? Mrs.*-
Paulson and i Miss "1.--:, Northrop ,(15 4-6*. 7—">.
6—3 ;.' Miss> B. Culler and y Miss M. | Speakman
(2-0) ** beat * Miss '■ I.*-*" Norman * and | Miss *B. Hayne
,(2-'C),Ti'le*f»ult;i*Mlsßil>.'/L"phanjr?»nd Mis* <".
Kirbj;* (4-6)*beat i Mrs. Fletcher,, and \ Mrs. Hern
don J (scratch-. 6—4, 6 —l: Miss K.". "JoostgatKl
Miss 1.. Bolton' (4-61 beat Miss I-. "THnklcinan I and
Miss *F. Geraon (15 1-6*. 6—2. 6—3. 7' *- Y/S&SsM
'*. .: First rounds-Mrs. 1 Griffin? and % Miss 7A. Myers
: beat 'Miss; C. Mitchell < and»Miss G. Saylor <5-6t.
6—!{. 6—l; 3 Miss Culler 1 and * Miss I Speakman > ben*
* Miss «Coryne and Miss Berendt.i 6—3, 6 —4; Miss
I'pbam and Miss* Kirtiy/beat^ Miss Joost? and !
Miss * ton, vi 6—2. r, 6—S; ? Mtss «-. j".,* £} Williamson
and Miss B. Oawne-1 t**>-6' « beat * Miss iM. Robin
son and Miss G. Nagtf> * (IS 2-Si. JO-^-3,"' 6—1.-*. .*•***
V MERCHANTS' LEAGUE -J
:■■ .*.;■> STANDING OF THE CLUBS .' .. '.
Club— Won . Lost Pet.
5mith8r05..'..'......' 8 4 .864
Taft & Pean0yera"::.."; 7.:..'..'.".., 7-. ,5. .513
X. j.*Scho«nfelda.",.*:r.'.**.*r.-.:^**rr£7|f JBV;£r.6*»
Maxwells;:: :■.*.:..*.:. ::..:.'.:.:.. 8:■ 7' " .416
Capwella :..-...T.-..-. 8 . -7 ,416
: Hee«em«i«|rTrr?rfr.ri**rn"?t"^^ 3 Mlt^ffifft:
(JAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY - :
p! Maxwells vs. Cupwells, at Grove street, park,
at 10 a. re. Batteries —Curtis *; and ;" Reynolds;
; Bond " and Sheehan. -...,'• , '- . ."., 8 .*..,":.■
";■•»Smith "'Bros."<i vs. Heeseraans.j- at Grove street
park, at 1?:30 p,''m*i;*Barteries^Abrabamsc(>faßd
', Muscovl'di : 2 Mover Z, and :' Clark. J. r *. ; ; / ...:; . .
k«M.¥J-» Schoenfelda wtarsjl att 3& * I'ennoyers. at
Grove street park, at 3p. m. Batteries —
. and «Samson; v Oakea ".arid i Pali!. ,:5 „;V«^.~ vi-« 3*rf^,^|
«■*:* OAKLAND. Aug. 19.—The I crack i Smith I Bros,
nine" still I retain their * grip lon first position. The
Taf t* & Penuovers 1 are still in second place, but
are rapidly »• being *s overtaken"g b.v the .""•tM.TB'J.',
f Schoenf elds; 4 who n have g forged * ahead $ in £ sensa
tional *i"<l have nosed the Maxwells oat
lof " the""" second % position, where they were tied
' with«the iTaf ts:* The Schoenfelda | are | making |a
game, uphill fight. The Maxwells were running
neck and |neck*iwlthfithe.iTaftl&*"Pcnnoyerß6for,
\ second I place.- but have dropped | hack of late. The
Capwelis pulled up a bit Sunday by stealing one
from Heeseman--. : :. .". * *
ENGLISH TENNIS TEAM SAILS WEDNESDAY
P.i SEW YORK. Aug. 19.—The English X tea m*of j
lawn S tennis £ players who are *to i meet J. America.,
iv semifinals round for the Davis cup will ;
*ail ». for >8 New J York f next Wednesday on *Httej
'Adriatic.^ The men . are C. F. Dixon. A. H.
Lowe and A. E. Beamish, and tlj*y will reach
here about j'September;l: : , J •
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BALDWIN WIRES
HE WILL COME
Boston Lad y. to '■, Train * Here for
j : His Match With Willie i
X.7.«■-/ : Ritchie . y
j.^ Matty ; Baldwin should arrive here'
Monday from Salt Lake*. The Bostonian
' j wired "Promoter Griffin of the ; Broad-;
i , way ''club? that he would; leave „ immedi-'
'ately after his fight with McCarthy. and•
he here on time to get in shape. Bald
win is matched .'to box Willie Ritchie,;
' the bout being scheduled. {oita'kej place ;
the last day of? this month at : Dream
-land. pavilion.'* **■'*; ' „*;: ■-'.'"• X --.-*
» According to"?'reports, Baldwin had
the',. edge-on McCarthy, but latter
made a -'great y. hit with the.: crowd by
accepting the fight at'"'the-last 'moment,
making i thei trip across the mountains
and arriving on-the scene just in time
; ItO fight. ,-*r.:; •/,- .* /"-'-, -:;'/.' •'"'".' '■
While McCarthy was handicapped In
'egard to- condition, at the same time t
he"/ had ;% a :*■ big advantage;,: in weight.
; weighing ysome.: 710 t .pounds more than;
' the Bostonian. '•■>' ■/«*-.7-:-..,,.'?X?'.--' /'■-'-T;^-;.'"*
; *,While; the* Baldwin and Ritchie match
is not a championship one, it?.- should
• prove an -^interesting.,-1 contest, as it
, brings together a seasoned^performer
who has stacked up against the best "in!
■ his class and has yet to take the count.
'< On the other hand, Ritchie is tar local'
lad; who has j done - f everything •; asked, :of
him. He is an 7 unusually.^ clever -boy,*
and it is really the first good chance
: -he i: has been s given. ■,-y.:7?>';*X"';V 7 *""■" v-„ ",.:
* s Ritchie has the chance of his life to
jump into sudden prominence in the
; roped arena. If he can defeat Baldwin
decisively; his reputation will be estab
lished, as Baldwin is looked upon as a
tough nut - for the y best *of them to'
; 'crack.X ;*>-X;y'.y'j ';K&'£\ i-iy'.c* \i ,''u*y. ■*>„*./*
-Ad ;* Wolgast ,f and all'- the prominent
lightweights have had a chance against
the Bostonian. but-? they $ found him a
; hard proposition. : Baldwin's only ap
pearance in this city was against
' 'Freddy Welsh, the English boxer, who
i won from him in 20 rounds. Welsh
had no easy game. The Britisher had
j a hard fight and, though he won fairly
, enough, his margin ! at the end was a
slim one. The fans were much satisfied
iwithsthe^Bostonian's^fight: ;'*y' ,7*7 y*7s
'■ Whether Ritchie can cope with a
•us lad like Baldwin remains to be
i seen. He ills 4an extremely good two'
landed nghtei, with a fast pair of legs,
and Baldwin will find it some trouble
landing on the local .lad.-'w>7-?^',.: C*,;^!
1 Ritchio has started* training under the
supervision of Molly McDonald. He
< will be-in?perfect shape, and he wants
to make good, as he realizes that his
' future is at stake on the result of the
' ;coming bout. ,;X?V";7-; *,^'??»yiy'*-''??r
The ten round match between Char
? ley Miller, giant 1: motorman, and
! Jack Clever hit the fans right.
* is said to be an unusually shifty
I fellow who knows something* about the
' game. Miller has knocked out half Cia'
' dozen big fellows recently and Geyer
' is being 'secured?to learn just how good
a man Miller really ;is.**-^- -*-.'.' ■]' ' ■... *:*!;■;
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?*l. Tony Bender.v. a j featherweight s who
has-been ."fighting 7 successfully in the
east, is desirous of coming to the coast
to try conclusions "with men of his
class' on this side of the Rockies. While
Bender .is comparatively unknown to
the followers of boxing out here, he
has an excellent reputation along the
'Atlantic? coast, having beaten some of
the best boys of his weight in the east.
He has 'clashed with such boys as Abe
;Attell,"'| Battling Hurley 1 and ! a*:-* score of
other noted lightweights. According
to press reports. Bender is 4 the - f aster,*
but ihls'effectiveness is displayed in his
■punching ability. • • * , - *
Bender has never been to the? coast,
hut would *"= gladly make the trip if of
fered a match by a 1 local promoter. .-4;
NEW . BOXING' CLUB """ INCORPORATES
REDWOOD CITY. Aug. !».— Daly City,
'Athletic club has filed articles of incorporation j
in the county clerk's office in this city. The
capital I stock is $10,000.- m The i five directors fof j
the club are John T. Collins, Neil B*9 McKinnon.*
Ed * Goodrich. John - Gartland * and William. J. 7 C.S
■oldkuhl. Tbe backer* of the elnb- plan to give
boxing and 1 sparring | exhibitions *in ? paly City. y#-
FISCHOFF HORSE WINS 7"
DEACVTLLE. France, jj Aug. 19.—1n the Prix
lea j Graniux of ,|OOO. sa 2 »«UiDg>hprdle.? event |for,
; i year I old $fillies,'-' one mile | and five furloogs. run
iere .tOdayifEngeneJFiachoirs Mag D"won.' '
Sporting and Automobile
News
Pages 55 to 61
PAGES 55 TO 64.
STRAIT SWIM IS
MAGNET FOR ALL
Police Patrol Boat Will Keep
Course Cleared for Con
■ - testants j. \ ■
'Dorothy Eaton, 15 Year Old
Girl, Will Attempt Try-
V ' ing Task \ l V
Ay* bevy * of; pretty, temporary --mer-
maids' will try the swim across the
Golden? gate "(today, when Miss? Schmidt
and Mrs. -Desch attempt;to break the
j woman's record set yesterday by Miss
Langenour. "Miss* Dorothy. 7Eaton; of
| this, city, said to be' a■ wonderful swim
j mer.y will ;try. the great task. She ' has"
done considerable :swimming yat Santa
j Cruz and X has been credited * with a
swim around /Santa Cruz buoy, and
back, a distance *of nearly - three miles
in all. She is but 15 5 years old.
The Sheffield sisters,; two;? University^
o*" California girls, whose home is in
Los Angeles, will '*• also • try the. swim.
They have been training at - the # South
End ■ Rowing club * house this week and
are fit for the attempt. Both girls are
said to? have done ; considerable long dis-.
tance swimming at Los Angeles and
are sure they "can* make the trip. *-y
?X Besides these girls a number of the;
stronger sex are scheduled Jto make the
swim, y * Bob ':': McAllister ; of the y South
Ends 'is a candidate. He is -a' strong
swimmer and/should make the trip in
good ?:time .if he hits 7 the tide .*' right.
Walter King, who in 1905 was -the best
juvenile swimmer on the coast,/ will also
compete.;?. King .has training for
a week ?* and is credited with swimming
a mile and making a stroke^ of SO to
the minute.'*/* ':*<• ■'''*"/*■;/7~/:7' "'■'-•• «,fc-'-'"'""
While the above swimmersS will be -,
striving from this .side* a* soldier J from
Fort Baker *? will -; set out from Lime
Point light to make :? this *" shore. The
soldier swimmer is Otto Jelle, a me
chanic in the Thirty-second company
of the coast artillery | stationed at Fort
Baker. Jelle /recently: swam from!- Fort
Baker over to Tiburon andf is" in ; good
condition for the swim. * .-; .; v;/
*****Captain? Clark states that the tide'
will be right for the swim some time
after 10 o'clock, but* has ordered? the
various candidates; to. be J ready at % 9:45.
Any boats and launches following the'
swimmers ?j are X requested to give * .the \
confestants ** plenty of I* room. Every
starter must be | supplied with a* boat -,
and attendants, and Captain Clark will
have his life U saving; crew out to give;
any aid to those . who : may find the trip
more than they bargained for. -
The police patrol will be ont and
keep the / course / clear for «.*■ the> swim-:
mers. The Call launch wilr follow the
swimmers -in - the „- official 7, capacity of
timer of *?| the ji swim l; and "?■ the ri correct
times Sofe each swimmer will be given i
;officially *> from - this boat: Several -"; of
the competitors have requested The
Call to take the official time, and this
will be done. The women will first be
started h in«a body- by Captain Clark";'
and the men, will be held back until
the women have a; good = lead.
■- * NEWPORT ENTRY LIST -LARGEST EVER
: NEWPORT. R. 1..' Aug. 19.—Breaking all
records,"; 202 players have entered '(the? all 'comersV
tennis s tournament, which begin!** on Is the I Casino
courts Monday. . .The::, entry list last year was
■181*5' The •; list : this f year ' includes* nearly.; all the
state and division champions. .
MURPHY HAS CHOICE OF JOBS
! NEW St HAVEN; 7 Conn., - Aug."". 10.Frederick
I James; Murphy, tbe £ Yale f ottball. »* baseball ta nd
: basket \ ball? star, has i been 5 otTered Jthei'position
lof athletic coach at Wisconsin university j»; and
is- also considering the-Job of baseball cvacfc
at Yale.